Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive188% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '22 at 18:46
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 204
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 506
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 121
Parallax 95
77% 104 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 104
81% 98 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 295 406 303 310 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1802
Write 1,008
Mixed 1131
SusWrite 300
235% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 68.4
238% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 383
DQ Mixed 290
280% 451 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 188%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
610GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 110 110 103 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 102
Write 108
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 107
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.9
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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HDDRAMUSB
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